<s>
An	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Device
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
supports	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Miis	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Balance	O
Board	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
both	O
local	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
several	O
single-player	O
modes	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retail	O
version	O
called	O
Tetris	B-Device
Party	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
which	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Tetris	B-Device
Online	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Australia	O
and	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DSiWare	B-Device
version	O
called	O
Tetris	B-Device
Party	I-Device
Live	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Device
Party	I-Device
introduces	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hot	O
Lines	O
and	O
Team	O
Battle	O
modes	O
returning	O
from	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Bombliss	B-Device
,	O
these	O
new	O
modes	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Beginner	O
's	O
Tetris	B-Device
:	O
The	O
traditional	O
15-level	O
game	O
with	O
larger	O
blocks	O
,	O
a	O
smaller	O
playfield	O
and	O
new	O
polyominos	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
three-block	O
line	O
,	O
a	O
two-block	O
line	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
three-block	O
L-shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Operating_System
Balance	O
Board	O
Tetris	B-Device
:	O
A	O
variation	O
of	O
Beginner	O
's	O
Tetris	B-Device
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
falling	O
Tetriminos	O
using	O
the	O
Balance	O
Board	O
,	O
leaning	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
Tetrimino	O
,	O
leaning	O
forward	O
or	O
backward	O
to	O
drop	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
squatting	O
to	O
rotate	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
clockwise	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-op	O
Tetris	B-Device
:	O
Two	O
players	O
work	O
together	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
a	O
double	O
size	O
playfield	O
to	O
clear	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
versus	O
modes	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
offline	O
and	O
six	O
players	O
online	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
and	O
feature	O
new	O
powerups	O
that	O
utilize	O
the	O
pointer	O
and	O
motion	O
functions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garbage	O
is	O
not	O
optional	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
The	B-Device
New	I-Device
Tetris	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Hudson	O
and	O
Tetris	B-Device
Online	O
have	O
organized	O
tournaments	O
for	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
held	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
tournament	O
involves	O
the	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
in	O
Tetris	B-Device
Party	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
third	O
tournaments	O
featuring	O
four	O
rounds	O
with	O
four	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
contested	O
in	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
four	O
tournaments	O
where	O
the	O
top	O
500	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
third	O
tournaments	O
and	O
top	O
100	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
fourth	O
tournaments	O
would	O
be	O
credited	O
with	O
1,200	O
Nintendo	O
points	O
to	O
use	O
for	O
either	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
or	O
DSiWare	B-Device
Shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetris	B-Device
Party	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
console	O
version	O
[	O
of	O
Tetris ]	O
we	O
've	O
seen	O
in	O
years	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
must	O
buy	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
slightly	O
disappointed	O
in	O
the	O
somewhat	O
limited	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
praised	O
the	O
online	O
play	O
in	O
general	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
robust	O
online	O
Tetris	B-Device
experience	O
money	O
can	O
buy	O
"	O
next	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
also	O
disappointed	O
in	O
the	O
limited	O
online	O
play	O
modes	O
and	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
geared	O
more	O
towards	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
than	O
for	O
solo	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
loved	O
the	O
"	O
classic	O
Tetris	B-Device
gameplay	O
"	O
and	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
good	O
value	O
for	O
your	O
points.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
multiple	O
Wii-specific	O
awards	O
by	O
IGN	O
in	O
its	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
WiiWare	O
Game	O
and	O
Best	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
Party	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
eight	O
and	O
three	O
sevens	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
one	O
six	O
,	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
eight	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Tetris	B-Device
Party	I-Device
Live	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
